Thanks Guys for all your informative remarks. Further checks have concluded that yes there is blow back from the rocker cover breather pipe . After running the engine up to normal operating temp to do a compression check ,there was considerable blow back ,both from the rocker breather and the side p...

G/day Richard,
No pressure at the rocker cover breather .
Checking a few things atm....replaced gasket in side cover plate enlarging the holes.
Now going to do a compression test .
Changed the distributor .
Will take it for a spin and see if there is any improvement . stay tuned !!

Hamish,
Sorry not interested in selling the TC frame .
Cheers ....Murph

Hi there ,
In need of a TA chassis (frame).
Be real good if there was one down under in OZ.
Have early TC0284 chassis in excellent condition to do a deal with if necessary!!
Cheers Murph

Thanks Marv, I,ll check all that you mention ,altho unless my dip stick is reading wrong ,and I think the best way to check that is to drain the sump and fill it with the correct amount of oil. I suspect it may be the breather system as I have a problem with the motor blowing smoke at the exhaust wh...

Hi there, After a recent trip of some 4 hours I noticed that the distributor on my TC 4821 was saturated internally with engine oil.!! Has anyone had this problem ?,and would appreciate any feedback as to what may be the cause . The distributor is DKY4A 400488. Thanks and cheers ...Murph TC 0284 TC8...